11.   Local officials support the project, as did the province until federal officials from Ottawa leaned on them to adopt the temporary ban on water exports.

12.   Since then, the Michigan Court of Appeals agreed with three lower judges and ruled the temporary ban unconstitutional for technical reasons.

13.   The abduction prompted the United Nations to impose a temporary ban on travel to Mogadishu.

14.   The crisis took on a European dimension when European Union authorities imposed a temporary ban on all British exports of beef.

15.   The Israeli government announced a temporary ban on Israelis travelling to Gaza and other Palestinian-controlled areas following the killing.

16.   The lawmakers lobbied him to lift a temporary ban on the launching from China of satellites made by Hughes Electronics, a company based in Los Angeles.

17.   The Pentagon has also ordered a temporary ban on flights along the demilitarized zone and an intensification of training.

18.   The rationale for the temporary ban on ethics investigations sounds almost reasonable.

19.   The situation went back into a holding pattern a short time later when the Atlanta court issued its temporary ban on removing Elian from the United States.

20.   Unless the City Council approves the temporary ban, Eplan said, scores of buildings will be shrouded with advertisements when Olympic visitors arrive.